WKS 342 - The Aftermath of Katrina

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Antioch University-Midwest (Closed)

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Description:

This workshop examines the human cost of the most extreme and most damaging natural disaster in U. S. History. The human and material cost of such total destruction, complicated by the breakdown of the levee system that submerged much of New Orleans underwater, complicated the rescue efforts. Confusion and a late response from the Executive branch resulted in serious media and political debate. Most Significant was the treatment of the city's poor that were left behind. A hurricane on the scale of Katrina exposed the inadequacy of governmental responses on all levels. This workshop uses readings and the Spike Lee documentary to focus attention on the hurricane and the aftermath in the context of one of the nation's oldest and most culturally rich and diverse cities.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.antioch.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 769-1800

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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